Australia news: Travis Head eyes white-ball resurgence after Ashes heroics
Australia batter Travis Head is eager to take any opportunity to force his way into the white-ball discussion with two World Cups on the horizon.
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Pakistan a defining Test tour: Travis Head
Travis Head believes the looming Pakistan tour will define him as Test cricketer more than his home-track bullying of England.
Pakistan Super League, PSL 2022, Eliminator 1: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Live Cricket Score And Updates
Pakistan Super League, Eliminator 1: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United live cricket score and updates: Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United face off in the Eliminator 1 match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2022) season at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday. Peshawar Zalmi had finished the league stage of PSL 2022 in third place with a total of 12 points from 10 games, having won six games and lost four. On the other hand, Islamabad United finished fourth to take the last playoff spot. Islamabad United finished with eight points from 10 games, winning four matches and losing six. (LIVE SCORECARD)
It was important that Harmanpreet Kaur got runs; bowlers took a while to get used to conditions: Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana said it was important from the team's perspective that Harmanpreet Kaur found form ahead of the Women's World Cup and the struggling bowling unit needs to build on the performance it produced in the fifth ODI against New Zealand here on Thursday. Harmanpreet scored her first half century in close to 12 months to help India chase down 251 rather comfortably. Mandhana, who missed the first three ODIs due to quarantine requirements, struck 71 and skipper Mithali Raj remained unbeaten on 57.
Struggling Markram set for Proteas axe: 'We can't carry spots in the batting'
Without letting off too much, but also being telling, Proteas captain Dean Elgar said fellow top-order batter Aiden Markram has been put on notice because of what's become his terminal lack of form.
Champions Multan Sultans thump Lahore Qalandars to reach Pakistan Super League final
Multan Sultans beat Lahore Qalandars by 28 runs in the qualifier of the Twenty20 Pakistan Super League in Lahore on Wednesday, clinching a spot in the final. Sultans, who won the title in Abu Dhabi last year, rode a fiery 42-ball 65 not out by Rilee Rossouw and a steady undefeated 51-ball 53 by skipper Mohammad Rizwan to post 163-2 in their 20 overs. For Qalandars, opener Fakhar Zaman knocked a 45-ball 63 studded with four sixes and two fours but no other batsman could supplement him as they managed 135-9.
India vs Sri Lanka: Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah a future Team India skipper?
Rohit Sharma believes in pacer's leadership skillsLast year when Australia appointed Pat Cummins as Test skipper, doubts were raised on whether a fast bowler should be given the role of captaincy. Cummins silenced naysayers with his leadership in the Ashes, which the Aussies won 4-0. Although the conventional practice by cricket-playing nations is to appoint batters as captains, there have been many instances in the past of countries going for 'bowler captain' and consequently reaping rewards.
Haris Rauf Reprimanded For Slapping Team-Mate In Pakistan Super League Match: Pakistan Central Board Source
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf escaped with a reprimand after he was seen slapping his Lahore Qalandars teammate Kamran Ghulam in a Pakistan Super League match. A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said match referee Ali Naqvi only reprimanded Rauf since neither of the umpires had reported the incident to him in Lahore Qalandars' match against Peshawar Zalmi. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi and some other ex players, however, felt that Rauf was out of line.